“Mr. Ding, didn’t you say that there are other people going with us?”

Gu Qingchen felt strange and asked.

Ding Hao forced a smile and said with a hint of helplessness and frustration, “Sigh, it’s a long story! I’m afraid there are only a few of us on this trip.”

Speaking of this, Ding Hao felt a little lonely and sighed. Later, on the plane, Gu Qingchen finally understood the situation.

Ding Hao was really unlucky. Previously, the technical staffs of his company had quit their jobs together. It was not easy for him to find a few people who knew about the industry to go with them, but all of them suddenly changed their minds and refused to go.

They were about to set off, and these people changed their minds at the last minute. This caught Ding Hao off guard, but there was nothing he could do. He wanted to find other people, but he did not have the time.

Initially, he didn’t place his hopes on Gu Qingchen. After all, Gu Qingchen was just a child. She didn’t seem to know much about the industry, but she had a really good heart.

However, he didn’t expect that the only person who was willing to help in the end was Gu Qingchen.

“Mr. Ding, did you offend someone? Or did other competitors deliberately target you?”

Gu Yuanchuan also heard Ding Hao’s words. With his many years of business experience, he quickly raised the suspicion.

Ding Hao hesitated for a moment, and he finally said it.

“I won’t hide it from you two. I did indeed suffer a blow from my competitors. At the beginning, I didn’t pay much attention to it, but there were so many coincidences later. I investigated it, and sure enough, my competitors had shot fire at me.”

Ding Hao didn’t hide it anymore. He told the whole story, as if he was just looking for someone to complain.

“Originally, my jade jewelry store was one of the best in City Y. I’ve always treated my employees well, but I didn’t expect that some time ago, a Jiang Jewelry Store opened in the center of City Y. It was quite popular, and it could definitely expand even more.”

“Originally, the two stores didn’t get into each other’s business, but some time ago, the Jiang Jewelry Store’s people started to poach my people. They poached all my technical personnel.”

“In the jewelry industry, technical personnel are very hard to recruit. If I wanted to find another professional, it would be impossible to do so quickly. However, this jade trade fair is about to begin. If I miss this opportunity, I’ll suffer heavy losses.”

“This is also the main reason why I invited people to go with me. Originally, I already had a few colleagues who said that they would go with me. I didn’t expect that it would end up like this.”

Obviously, it was the Jiang Jewelry’s people who were behind this.

However, the Jiang Jewelry was really ruthless. Although their actions were shameful, they were very effective. It indeed caused quite a stir on Ding Hao’s store.

Gu Qingchen looked at the dispirited Ding Hao and read his thoughts.

“I previously promised the chairman of the Deng Group that I would find a special jade next month to custom-make a wedding gift for his wife. If I can’t find it, I’m afraid that my business in City Y will come to an end! Most importantly, I’ve already accepted the deposit. If I don’t fulfill my promise by then, I’m afraid I’ll go bankrupt just from the compensation alone.”

Gu Qingchen’s expression didn’t change, but her heart was shocked.

Deng Group?

Gu Qingchen knew that many people did not want to offend the economic giants in City Y, Deng Group. It was not only because of the economic status of the Deng Group, but also because of the predecessor of the Deng Corporation. It was definitely a big tiger.

In City Y, there was no one who had not heard of the Deng Group. They were definitely the representatives of the local tyrant in the city.

It seemed that Ding Hao was really going to have a headache this time. The chairman of the Deng Group was not young anymore. He was in his fifties and loved his wife very much. Legend had it that when he was young, there was a gang that took a liking to his wife. So, he brought people with him and destroyed the other party’s lair.

It had once caused a sensation in City Y. At that time, Gu Qingchen had not been born yet. She only knew about it because she had heard her grandmother scare her when she was young.

At that time, her grandmother’s catchphrase was, “If you don’t listen, Elder Deng will come and arrest you.”

In children’s mind, Elder Deng’s was as scary as the demons and monsters back then.

Ding Hao had taken money from Elder Deng, but he could not give him a satisfactory answer when the time came. At that time, not only would Ding Hao lose his business in City Y, he might not even be able to keep his life.

It seemed that the person from the Jiang Jewelry must have known about Ding Hao’s business with Elder Deng, so they did not hesitate to use this method to crush Ding Hao.

If Ding Hao could not give Elder Deng the jade he liked when the time came, Ding Hao would be destroyed without the hand of Jiang Jewelry.

The Jiang Jewelry’s move was really ingenious.

Indeed, since ancient times, the business world was like a battlefield.

If one wanted to be invincible, one had to reach the highest position.

After hearing about Ding Hao’s matter, Gu Yuanchuan suddenly felt like they were in the same boat. After chatting with Ding Hao for a long time, the two of them became closer and closer.

Gu Qingchen sat there quietly with her eyes closed. She had her own plans in her mind.

Since she and her father wanted to step into the jewelry and jade industry, they had to go up against the Jiang Jewelry. If she wanted to do it, she had to be the best.

In Gu Qingchen’s heart, she had saw Jiang Jewelry as an enemy.

As for Ding Hao, Gu Qingchen had other thoughts. After all, he had been in the jewelry business for so many years. It would be nice if she could cooperate with him.

Because City Y was in the north, and the county town was in the southernmost border, it would take several hours even by plane.

As soon as she got off the plane, a warm breath blew into her face. Indeed, different regions had different climates.

Gu Qingchen had lived for two lifetimes, but this was the first time she went on a long trip. She was in a good mood.

It was also Gu Yuanchuan’s first time here. The local conditions were different, so he felt much more relaxed.

Ding Hao had been here many times and was very familiar with this place. As he walked, he introduced the local conditions to Gu Qingchen and Gu Yuanchuan. There were also some scenic spots that he said he could go to after the conference.

“The hot springs here are as famous as the jade. We are going to stay at a hot spring resort hotel. The hot springs inside are all drawn from the hot sea. You will feel refreshed, and you will forget all your troubles. Also, it’s good for a girl’s skin to soak in the hot springs. Even the hot springs here are slippery. After running, your whole body will be slippery.”

Ding Hao could not stop praising the hot springs here. He looked like he was not satisfied yet. Gu Qingchen was also a little tempted.

Soon, the group arrived at the hot spring resort hotel they were going to stay. After receiving the guests, they took the hotel’s electric car to the villa they had booked.

Gu Yuanchuan followed Ding Hao to the jade market, while Gu Qingchen stayed at the hotel. After changing her clothes, she went straight to the hot spring.

Since the hot spring here was so good, it would be a pity not to soak in it.

Sitting in the hotel’s electric car, Gu Qingchen arrived at the hot spring. There were many hot springs here, some big and some small. It was quite private.